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1950 Act on Alien Spouses and Children (To permit the admission of alien spouses and minor children of citizen members of the United States armed forces)

S. 1858; Pub.L. 717; 64 stat. 464.

81st Congress; August 19, 1950.

You can find the full text of this law as a PDF here.

SUMMARY

This act was put in place to allow the entrance of foreign-born spouses and unmarried children of members of the U.S. Armed Forces regardless of their race if marriage occurred before March 19, 1952 (six months before the enactment of this Act). Those admitted received immigration visas and did not count toward quotas.

(Summary by Ashley Braa and Alice Lowrie)

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